Healthy Schools

A Healthy School promotes the health and well-being of its pupils and staff through a well-planned, taught curriculum in a physical and emotional environment that promotes learning and healthy lifestyle choices.

At St John Evangelist School we believe that schools who promote healthy lifestyles:

Enable children to achieve.

Allows sustained school improvement.

Are more inclusive.

Have a range of a range of positive behaviours including strategies to reduce bullying and an awareness of what constitutes healthy living.

Have enhanced PSHCE provision.

Have more effective liaison between home and school, and school and external support agencies.

In July 2017 St John’s gained the STARS Bronze award

STARS – Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe – is an accreditation scheme for schools, nurseries and colleges to inspire young Londoners to travel sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely. In doing this , STARS empowers pupils and improves the safety and wellbeing of the whole community. It also encourages active travel behaviour and improves the environment around the school.